The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has led a study to assess the environmental suitability of European countries for establishment and spread of the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina).

What we're seeing in the UK is really effective eradication ... yellow band They nest openly in trees and hedges, unlike European hornets which often nest in cavities They hover near hives ...

UK bees are in danger from “invasive hornets” who are “wreaking havoc in mainland Europe”, according to a report by leading scientists. The Asian hornets, which feed on native bees and ...

There is no suggestion that southern giant hornets have been sighted in the UK. However, scientist Omar Sanchez ... would be "detected again in other localities of Spain and probably Europe". So far ...